Also called: Hospital Pharmacist
Works on hospital teams to choose the right drugs and doses for each patient.
Joins doctors on morning rounds in the ICU, recommends antibiotic changes based on lab cultures, adjusts kidney-sensitive doses, and responds to code blues to calculate emergency drug doses on the spot.
Estimate based on BLS pharmacists in hospitals.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 8 years after high school. PharmD (about 6 years after high school) plus 1-2 years of residency and often board certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school, Graduate school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Pharmacy (PharmD), Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI dosing tools take over routine checks; rounding with the team and adjusting complex regimens at the bedside stays human.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Calculus, Anatomy & physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1051.
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